Swords Into Plowshares ecumenical Archives

July 20, 2013

To affirm and restore their sense of worth – ministry in the Republic of Korea

Posted 7:20pm

As the season of prayer for peace on the Korean Peninsula continues, the Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study Web page for July 20, 2013 focuses on ministry in South Korea: One of the three major programs of the National Church Women’s Association (NCWA) of the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK) has… Read more »

July 9, 2013

A season of prayer for peace on the Korean Peninsula

Posted 12:09pm

June 25th marked the beginning of the Korea War as understood in South Korea. Please join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PC(USA)) and the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK) in a season of prayer for peace, justice, and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula from now until August 15th, the day Korea was liberated from the Japanese… Read more »

May 2, 2013

A Joint Statement on the Peace of the Korean Peninsula

Posted 8:45am

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Church of Korea Presbyterians in the United States and Korea have a long history of shared mission as followers of Jesus Christ. Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbyterian Church of Korea gathered from April 17 – 19, 2013 to pray and think together about future directions… Read more »

September 26, 2012

A story from Homs, Syria

Posted 11:00pm

This story was provided by our partners in the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon during their visit to New York and our ministry. The “Evangelical Old People’s Home” in Homs, Syria has a uniqueness all of its own: because of its ecumenical nature for one thing. It is run by both the Evangelical… Read more »

April 23, 2012

World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2012

Posted 9:00am

28 May – 3 June 2012Pray, educate, and advocate for justice The Palestine Israel Ecumenical Forum (PIEF) of the World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations to join together in 2012 for a week of advocacy and action in support of an end to the illegal occupation of Palestine… Read more »

July 11, 2011

A visit to the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations

Posted 9:39am

Rev. Balázs ÓDOR, Ecumenical Officer for the Reformed Church in Hungary visited the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations on Friday. We had the opportunity to share how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Reformed Church in Hungary are engaging in faith and public policy advocacy. The Reformed Church in Hungary engages the European Union… Read more »

September 2, 2009

This Thursday evening, every Thursday evening . . .

Posted 11:35pm

. . . pray with and for the people of Colombia. Our sisters and brothers in Christ in Colombia have invited us to join with faithful people in Colombia’s ecumenical community and around the world in praying for peace, justice,…

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